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Donna Summer leads Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Reuters | 12 December, 2012 08:41

Pop diva Donna Summer performs during the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo in this December 11, 2009 file photo. Late disco queen Donna Summer and hip hop pioneers Public Enemy headed a list of eight new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation said on December 11, 2012. Image by: CHRIS HELGREN / REUTERS

Late disco queen Donna Summer and hip hop pioneers Public Enemy headed a list of eight new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation said.

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Singer-songwriter Randy Newman, Canadian progressive rockers
Rush, rock band Heart and the late blues guitarist Albert King are
also being inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame, which pays
homage to people who have influenced the music industry.

“We are thrilled to announce this year’s class of inductees,
which again represents the broad, compelling and significant
definition of rock and roll,” Joel Peresman, president and chief
executive of the organisation, said in a statement.

Non-performers Lou Adler, executive producer of the 1975
rock-musical cult hit
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and pop arranger, composer
and producer Quincy Jones are also named to the Hall of Fame.

They will be officially inducted at a ceremony in April in Los
Angeles.

‘Queen of Disco’ Summer, who died in May at the age of 63, rose
to fame in 1976 with the disco hit
Love to Love You Baby. She had three number one hits in
1979 with
Hot Stuff,
Bad Girls and
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough), a duet with Barbara
Streisand.

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Although Public Enemy, formed by artists Chuck D, Flavor Flav,
Professor Griff and DJ Lord, never topped the charts during their
three-decade career, the group is known for giving hip hop a
political and social conscience in the 1980s and early 1990s. They
explored American race relations with songs such as
Fight the Power and
911 Is a Joke.

Randy Newman, known for his sharp, ironic pop songs, has won two
Oscar awards for songs he penned for
Monsters, Inc. and
Toy Story 3, and six Grammys for his film work.

Heart scored hits with
Magic Man in 1976,
These Dreams in 1986 and
Alone in 1987, while Rush is recognised for complex rock
songs that draw on blues.

King, who died in 1992 at age 69, was a towering figure in
American blues guitar, with hits such as
Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong in 1961 and
Born Under a Bad Sign in 1967.

The eight inductees were chosen from a shortlist of 15 nominees.
Those missing the cut include German electronic music
ground-breakers Kraftwerk, rock group Joan Jett and the
Blackhearts, rappers N.W.A. and rock band Deep Purple.

The inductees were chosen by some 500 voters of the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, which includes past inductees, and
for the first time this year fans were also allowed to vote.

Candidates for the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame must have
released their debut album or single at least 25 years before 2012
to be eligible.